Hi, I have a small (<8 hosts) lan with mixed Linux (debian) and winXP hosts. Up to now I managed the debian hosts manually (copying /etc/passwd, /erc/groups, ..., manually), but that is a real pain. I did recently suffer a severe breakdown so I reinstalled most of the machines. At this point I would like to setup some centralized way to manage the whole network. I would like to manage: - users (<20) - file servers (2) - printers (3) - firewall (ADSL, fixed IP, currently managed with shorewall/webmin) - mail (currently on a separate host, but I plan to move it to the firewall)
In the past I used NIS, but that is UNIX-only. I know there's OpenLDAP, but I never used it. Probably some other package is available. Question is: Given the needs, what is the "best" solution? Should I bother at all? (the main reason I want to install some management is that I began having a lot of permission problems when I moved hard disks from one host to another; I know how to fix them, but I would like to avoid re-doing all that next time...). Can someone point me in the right direction? I would like to avoid false starts. Thanks in Advance Mauro -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
